JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 2000 Mar. 1999 Mar. 2000 Mar. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,277 1,166 973 2,115
Others 630 797 744 869
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 85 108 64 85
Atlantic salmon 2,604 2,239 1,776 1,468
Yellowfin tuna 3,582 3,336 2,468 2,575
Bluefin tuna 550 166 1,161 486
Bigeye tuna 2,168 2,031 1,650 1,715
Southern bluefin tuna 140 125 292 224
Sea bream 117 173 96 130
Billfish 231 157 154 119
Frozen
Swordfish 115 74 95 58
Pacific sockeye 2,928 151 1,529 131
Pacific coho 11,157 9,855 5,751 6,297
Other Pacific salmon 235 1,619 138 373
Pink salmon 4,479 5,135 2,514 2,747
Atlantic salmon 241 951 106 473
Other salmon 9 38 - 13
Halibut 1,967 2,458 739 945
Albacore tuna 37 38 7 6
Yellowfin tuna 5,274 5,783 1,973 1,881
Skipjack 7,879 4,341 592 437
Bluefin tuna 539 14 1,410 43
Bigeye tuna 12,250 9,527 8,416 7,290
Herring 2,782 2,432 526 377
Cod 4,609 6,015 1,405 2,026
Mackerel 6,823 4,402 694 553
Mero 1,943 510 1,561 366
Jack mackerel 3,997 3,177 361 322
Sea bream 248 303 70 65
Capelin 404 881 162 182
Billfish 521 372 122 68
Spanish mackerel 164 217 63 79
Rockfish 1,042 1,136 247 335
Sablefish 304 358 299 294
Herring roe 522 434 315 260
Pollock roe 1,826 1,028 2,336 785
Mero, fillet 711 1,032 816 1,138
Swordfish, fillet 92 159 52 72
Pollock surimi 7,295 5,939 1,578 1,671
Cod Surimi 352 446 62 93
Threadfin bream 4,256 3,327 810 694
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 2000 Mar. 1999 Mar. 2000 Mar. 1999
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Salted/dried
Herring roe 133 50 138 56
Pollock roe 151 106 291 153
Salmon roe 109 135 258 345
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 523 319 320 249
Arkshell 820 955 350 501
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 236 269 692 689
King crab 949 1,381 488 858
Tanner crab 1,585 1,003 596 420
Blue crab 65 85 116 174
Other crab 394 258 270 271
Oyster 2,532 1,725 1,411 966
Clam 2,079 2,234 440 493
Frozen
Spiny lobster 704 456 1,268 796
Lobster 61 40 136 83
Shrimp 16,754 15,127 18,746 17,354
King crab 1,814 1,558 3,329 2,116
Tanner crab 452 5,007 527 3,835
Blue crab 361 205 175 99
Other crab 78 37 75 33
European cuttlefish 1,089 1,475 428 673
Octopus 12,910 6,394 3,904 3,247
Scallop 7 26 9 24
Other cuttlefish 2,158 1,418 1,382 985
Squid 18 534 7 82
Abalone 11 34 50 123
Salted/dried
Squid 49 33 37 38
Sea urchin roe 29 31 71 82
Jellyfish 973 301 384 164
Seaweed, dried 612 506 348 382
Seaweed, salted 9,894 9,633 1,185 1,262
Prepared
Eel 8,039 3,791 9,580 5,940
Canned crab 2 4 3 5
Fish meal 31,587 23,289 1,962 1,819
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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